New Jersey Has The Best Craft Beer, And These 9 Breweries Prove It
New Jersey does a lot of things right: Just off the top of our heads, you can find some of the best pizza, ice cream, and doughnuts in the state. But it’s not just food — New Jersey also creates some truly excellent craft beer.
Don’t believe us? Well, you need to spend some time at one of New Jersey’s many fantastic breweries, like Cape May Brewing Co., Twin Elephant, or Icarus Brewing. Need more suggestions? Here are just a handful of the breweries in Jersey we love.
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Bergen County's first full production craft brewery prides itself on full-flavored beers.
We're dying to try the fruit-flavored Crushin' It IPAs.
You can catch music and other live events at this brewery.
You can bring outside food and your dogs while you enjoy the beer garden at Icarus Brewing.
Located in Fairfield, this brewery has plenty of hoppy beers as well as an amazing cider.
Fun fact: Many of the beers here, like the brewery name itself, is from train terms.
This brewery in Cape May is continually expanding and growing.
You'll find a wide variety of fresh, handcrafted ales and lagers here.
You'll find an outdoor biergarten, an indoor tap room, and plenty of amazing beers here/
So, when you can, skip over the out-of-state IPAs and the big chains in favor of supporting your local Jersey businesses and drinking quality beers!
Address: Twin Elephant Brewing Company, 13 Watchung Ave, Chatham, NJ 07928, USA
Address: Brix City Brewing, 4 Alsan Way, Little Ferry, NJ 07643, USA
Address: 902 Brewing Co ., 101 Pacific Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304, USA
Address: Cape May Brewing Co. Tasting Room & Brewtique, 1288 Hornet Rd, West Cape May, NJ 08204, USA
Address: Eight & Sand Beer Co., 1003 N Evergreen Ave, Woodbury, NJ 08096, USA
Address: Magnify Brewing Company, 1275 Bloomfield Ave Building 7 Unit 40C, Fairfield, NJ 07004, USA
Address: Hackensack Brewing, 78 Johnson Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
Address: Slack Tide Brewing Company, 1072 NJ-83, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210, USA
Address: Icarus Brewing, 1790 Swarthmore Ave unit 3 lot 2, Lakewood, NJ 08701, USA
